Essentialism is not about how to get more things done. It's about how to get the right things done.

It doesn't mean just doing less for the sake of less either.

It is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy

in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.

This is a statement made by Greg McEwan in his New York Times best-selling book Essentialism.

But what does Essentialism look like in our efforts to live the gospel of Jesus Christ?

Well, for starters, Greg says Jesus Christ was a master of discerning the priority in every situation.

Originally from London, England, Greg McEwan has taught the principles of Essentialism to

millions of people around the world. He has instructed companies about these principles,

including Adobe, Apple, Airbnb, Google, Facebook, and Twitter. McEwan graduated with his MBA

from Stanford University. He and his wife Anna are the parents of four children and currently reside

in the Los Angeles, California area. This is All-Lin, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,

what does it really mean to be All-Lin the gospel of Jesus Christ? I'm your host Morgan Jones and

I'm honored to have Greg McEwan on the line with me today. Greg, thanks so much for joining me.

It's my pleasure to be with you, Morgan. Thank you.

Well, we previously did a story together, Greg, where I was able to interview you and that

interview I think lasted close to two hours. So today in an effort to kind of cut to the chase,

I'm just going to kind of dive right in if that's okay with you.

This marvelous. Well, let's maybe start with this. You had an experience in your life

that you said greatly shaped it from there all now. You said that this started at the Spanish

Temple dedication and kind of carried into a trip to Utah that you took three weeks later.

And this was shortly after your mission. Do you mind sharing that experience?

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